Barke

[ˈbaʁkə]

/[ˈbaʁkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Barke” is uncommon German (frequency #86,235 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,235
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mastloses kleines Boot

Corpus desk

Index DE-barke · Barke · German

Barke · rank #86,235 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,235
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bandmitglied

Nearest frequency peer: Bandmitglied (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Barke“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Barke“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Barke
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaʁkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,235
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Barke“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Barkefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bandmitglied“ (#86,234), „Bandkollegen“ (#86,233), „Basecap“ (#86,237). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Barke“ bei #86,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Barke is uncommon German at frequency #86,235 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaʁkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mastloses kleines Boot".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Barke, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Barke, spelled B-A-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mastloses kleines Boot

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Barke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eine Barke voller Menschen treibt der Hunger Richtung Strand.
  2. „Er benutzte einen langen Bambusstock, um die Barke auf dem Fluß weiterzustoßen.“

This word in other languages

skiff(English)barca(Español)barque(Français)barca(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Barke"?
"Barke" is spelled B-A-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaʁkə].
What does "Barke" mean?
As a noun, "Barke" means: mastloses kleines Boot
How do you pronounce "Barke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barke" is [ˈbaʁkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Barke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

began#86,251bijou#86,281Bojen#86,292antue#86,176

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list